Fluid fixture



f 2 Sheets-Sheet 41 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Sept. 1, 1936. G. T. soUTHGATE[FLUID FIXTURE Filed Nov. 1.9, 1952 GEORG T. SOUTHGATE Sep'1.1,193f1.`GTSOUTHGAT; 2,053,210

' vFLUID FIXTURE Filed' Nov. 19, 1932 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR GEORGET. SOUTHGATE ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 1936 UNITED STATESY PATENTvOFFICE York by mesne assignments, to

Carbon Corporation,

Union Carbide and a corporation of New Application November 19, 1932,Serial No. 643,396

4 Claims.

My invention relates to fluid fixtures.

In fluid fixtures it is desirable to provide an outer surface or finishwhich is durable as to its wearing quality-and also neat in appearance.In order to provide such fixtures, it has generally been the practice toform on a fitting a plating of stainless metal such as chromium.V Suchxtures have been unsatisfactory because the plating is thin and easilyinjured, due to the soft base formed by the fitting, which is usuallycast of brass or white metal. It has also been proposed to cast fittingsentirely of stainless metal such as archromium alloy, but such methodsare impracticable because the costisprohibitive. Moreover, imperfectionssuch as blowholes in the castings produce unsatisfactory fixtures.

One object of my invention is to provide an improved fluid ixture havingan outer surface of metaLvsuch as a stainless alloy, which is strong,durable and not easily injured.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved fabricatedfluid xture wherein a shell pressed from sheet metal forms the outersurface of the fixture and houses a fitting or fittings constituting theinternal part or parts of the fixture.

The above and other objectsand novel features of my invention willbecome apparent from the following description and the accompanyingdrawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a sectional View of a completed fluid fixture embodying myinvention after a shell is shaped and secured to a tting comprising awaste-stopper control rod and a fluid-delivery conduit; l

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2-2 of Fig.r1, showing theparticular manner of uniting the abutting edges of the shell about thespout portion of the delivery conduit in the fixture illustrated; '.1

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shell employed in the fixture shownin Fig 1 after it is stamped from sheet metal;

Fig. 4 isan inverted plan view of this sneu showing a threaded openingformed in the hemispherical dome of the shell through which extends thewaste-stopper control rod shown in Fig. 1;

and

Fig. v5 is a sectionalview of the fluid-delivery conduit shown in Fig. 1after it has been bent to shape so that it will fit Vin the shell shownin Figs. 3 and 4.v

In the description which follows and inthe claims, I have employed theterm fitting broadly to include the enclosed internal part or parts, andthe term fixture to include the external housing and the internal partor parts constituting the fitting.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the fabricated fluid xtureembodying my invention is generally employed on modern type wash basinsand includes a fitting comprising a water delivery conduit I0 and awaste-stopper control member or y rod II.- The delivery conduit I0 ispreferably a seamless tube bent at I2 to form the horizontal spoutportion I3, which is of elliptical cross-section and bent downward atits outer end, as indicated at I4, so as to direct the delivery orificeI5 properly over the basin. The vertical downwardly extending portion I6of the delivery conduit may be threaded at its lower end to receive aconnection Il which in turn is connected to a suitable source of waterunder pressure. Where the delivery'conduit ID is intended to deliver avtempered mixture of hot and cold water, as is usually the case with thistype of fixture, the connection is preferably a T, for receiving hotWater-'on one side and cold water on the opposite side. YThewaste-stopper control rod II moves vertically within a guide bushing ortube I8 which' is threaded at its upper end to receive a nut I9.

When the normal friction between the guide bushing I8 and rod tain therod in any desired position, the nut I9 may be employed to tighten asmall packing of fibrous material I9a wound around the rod II. The upperend of handknob 20, and the lower end thereof may be connected in anysuitable manner to the stopper lever of the basin.

Inaccordance with my invention, I provide an improved fabricated fixtureby arranging a shell II is not sufficient to main--V the rod is providedwith a I 2 I. formed of ductile sheet metal about the above The shell 2|comprises a longitudinal portion y 22 and a hemispherical dome 23. Thelongitudinal portion 22 forms an annular tube of ellipticalcross-section which surrounds and con- K tacts the spout shown in Fig.2. The

thereof to receive the threaded upper end of the I3 of the deliveryconduit I0,Vas

hemispherical dome 23 is provided with a threaded opening 24 at the top-*shape o x3p1ess the walls of the trough portion` stopper red IIexten-ds.` duit I Il, which may be formed of either seamless guidebushing I8 to which is secured the nut I9. As will'be noticed in Fig. l,the lower end of nut I9 is recessed at 25 so that the nut will seat overthe upturned edge of the shell at the threa-ded opening 24, therebyproviding a neat appearance to the fixture. rIhe dome 23 encloses theupper end of the guide bushing I8, the portion of the .spoutfiadja'entthe bend I2 of the delivery'conduit Hij-and the'bend I2"of the deliveryconduit.

For clamping the dome 23 to the shelf 26v an outwardly extending flange28 at its upper end is provided. The liang'edlendof this bushing iswelded to the inside of the Vrdome at 29, slightly above its lower edge,soV that V'a putty ring may easily be formed when the fixture is securedto the shelf of the basin. In'forder. to provide a strong and unitaryfixture structure, the lower end of the guide bushing Itiand thevertical portion I6 of? the delivery conduit I0, both of which extendthrough the `clamping bushingV 2'I., are tack welded toeach Otherandalso to the inside wall of the bushing Z'Iat 30, andy 3l, respectively.lThe clamping bushing 2I, is externally threaded to receive aclanfiping`nut, 32 to, secure theiixture tightly to` the basinl shelf 26. ItVcanthus be seen that I have provided a unitary uidxture .which isrisidin construction and which effectively encloses and supports thevinternalpartsor iittings.` Moreover, the Stainless Sheet.: metalvfonrllne the outside surface of the xture insures a nish which is neat.inappearan, not easily injured, and. does, :net uear away aftercontinued use f,

I prefer to make the ixture structure described above by forming the shel 1 2 l fromductile sheet metal, such as a stainless metal alloy, insuitable dies. When the shell 2I is received from the dies, the bottomthereof lis opensc that the longif tu-dinal' portion 22 is in the shapeof atrough. At the porti-on of the dome and spout at and adjacent theirjunction, the side` walls of the shell as received Vfrom theA diesVthe'oth'er portions, as indicated at 33 in Fig. 3, .order to compensatefor the closing of the dome circle'in thefinal wrapping of the shellVaround the inner parts. A threaded opening 24v is' formed in the dome'23, through which the After' the deliver;7 conorA welded tubing, is cntto proper length, I preferably shape it in suitable dies to obtainr theYbends at `I2and I4 andthe elliptical shapeof thespout I3an-d'delivery,oricer l5. is so shaped that it will t snugly within thehollowV interi-or of the longitudinal trough portion 22, of the shell2i. The lower end of the vertical portion Iiir of the delivery conduitis then threaded s o that it can receive theconnection I 'I A fter thedelivery conduit is properly shape-d 2 and threaded, I place the spout.I3 in the longi- Y tudinal trough portion 22 .of the shell 2|, andwith,` these parts snugly fitting each other, I

22 of the shell so that their edges, 3 4 and 3 5 are almostinjuxtaposition on. the undersideY of the horizontal spout I 3.0i thedelivery conduit I0.

I then screw the guide bushingl I8;. outwardly through'thegthreadedopening 24 in the dome4 23,

andthe flanged end 28 of the clamping bushing 21,' isI positioned withinand slightly `above the lower edgev ofl the dQme are deeper than .Thesmut-v 2 3, so` that the guide j bushing ,Ill` andsvertical portionIIofr the deliv.-

ery conduit extend through the clamping bushing.

With the different elements just described held in suitable devices, Ifabricate the entire structure in a single welding operation. I unitethe abutting edges of the trough portion 22 of the shell 2| at 36, asindicated in Figs. l and 2, from theY point 3'Iv at the delivery orificeI5 to the' point 38 atthe'lowenedge ofV the dome 23. I then continue theWelding operation by welding the clamping bushing 2l to the dome 23 atof a wash basin, a clamping bushing 2'I having 29, either tack weldingor entirely welding the junction between the inner wall of the dome 23and flange 28 of the clamping bushing 2l. The guide bushing I8 andvertical portion I6 of the delivery conduit are preferably tack weldedto each other and to the clamping bushing at 3B and 3|., respectively.,After the welding operation,` the welded parts may be finished offsmoothly by grinding.

In viewaof` the foregoing, it will` be clear that Ihave providedasim-plied and improvedfabricated uid fixture construction.` The variousfitting partsv Ycan be readily machined in any de-y sired in anner,Aand` thel shell forming the nondetachable enclosing Astructure canY bereadily made of pressed `sheet metal. fabricate the xt'ureelements bywelding, the elements of the fixture can also b e readily fabricatedtogetherv by brazing or by any other suitart that modications may bemade without dedescribed my in partingfrom the 'spirit and scope of myinvenj tion.'

I claim:

' 1. "A fabricated Huid fixture including a fitting comprising a fluiddelivery conduit having a spout portion, a waste-stopper control memberand a guide member therefor, and 'an annular bushing and-'a shellarranged aboutV said fitting and having the lower edges thereof unitedto Said annular bushing; the portion ofV said shell arranged vvaboutsaidspout having the abutting edgesthereof united together to retain thesame in close-contact with said.'v spout; said shellv having an opening;said waste-stopper control mem'- ber extending' through the opening andhaving said guidev member therefor secured to said shell at thevopening.

2. Afabricatedrluid Iixture including a fitting comprising a fluiddelivery conduit, a Waste? stoppercontrol member and anl annularbushing; said delivery conduit-having a horizontal spout portion and avertical downwardly extending portion adapted to be connected to asource of fluid; a shell having anannular portion surrounding andcontacting said spout portion andl a dome portion having an opening;said-bushing` being* While I prefer to a particularY type of .300] able`manner. In using stainless sheet metal for 3. A fabricated fluid fixtureincluding a tting comprising a fluid delivery conduitl having a spoutportion and a Waste-stopper control member and a guide therefor, and anondetachable enclosing structure for said tting comprising a shellformed from a sheet of a stainless steel alloy, said shell beingarranged about said tting and having a domed portion and another portionbent so as to completely enclose and contact said spout with theopposing edges of such bent portion forming a single seam, the opposingedges of said seam being united by Welding or brazing, the domed portionof said shell having an opening through which said Waste-stopper controlmember is adapted to extend.

4. A fluid xture comprising a fluid delivery conduit having a spoutportion, a fluid control member. and a guide for said member; means per-'edge of said aperture; and a nut adjustably threaded on said guideoutside said domed portion and having a part overlapping said domedportion around said aperture to conceal the edge of 15 said aperture andto hold said shell in place.

GEORGE T. SOUTHGATE.

